6401.0 - Consumer Price Index, Australia, Dec 2010 Quality Declaration 
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1 ALL GROUPS, Index numbers(a)
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted
average
of eight
capital
cities
2006-07
156.2
154.2
158.3
159.2
156.1
155.7
152.9
156.4
156.1
2007-08
160.9
159.6
164.8
164.4
161.7
160.3
158.3
162.0
161.4
2008-09
165.8
164.1
171.0
169.7
166.6
164.9
163.6
167.5
166.4
2009-10
169.7
167.5
175.5
173.4
170.8
169.3
168.7
171.1
170.3
2006
December
155.8
153.5
157.3
158.8
155.5
154.7
152.6
155.6
155.5
2007
March
155.6
153.8
158.0
158.4
155.8
155.4
152.6
155.9
155.6
June
157.4
155.6
160.2
160.3
158.0
157.4
154.7
158.0
157.5
September
158.1
156.9
161.7
161.5
158.9
157.9
156.6
159.2
158.6
December
159.5
158.5
163.4
163.1
160.2
159.2
157.1
160.8
160.1
2008
March
161.7
160.6
165.6
165.5
162.5
161.3
158.5
163.0
162.2
June
164.1
162.5
168.4
167.6
165.1
162.9
160.8
165.0
164.6
September
165.9
164.4
170.8
169.8
166.7
164.7
163.6
167.5
166.5
December
165.5
163.5
170.4
169.3
166.2
164.4
162.9
166.8
166.0
2009
March
165.6
163.9
170.8
169.3
166.0
164.8
163.0
167.4
166.2
June
166.3
164.4
171.8
170.3
167.4
165.7
164.8
168.4
167.0
September
168.1
165.4
174.1
172.1
168.7
167.7
168.0
169.9
168.6
December
169.1
166.4
174.7
172.7
169.7
168.7
167.8
170.6
169.5
2010
March
170.5
168.5
176.0
173.7
171.6
170.0
168.7
171.7
171.0
June
171.1
169.5
177.3
175.0
173.2
170.7
170.1
172.3
172.1
September
172.5
170.5
179.1
176.6
174.0
172.4
171.9
173.4
173.3
December
173.1
171.5
180.0
177.1
174.1
172.6
171.8
174.2
174.0
(a) Base of each index: 1989-90 = 100.0.

2 ALL GROUPS, Percentage changes
Period
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Darwin
Canberra
Weighted
average
of eight
capital
cities
Percentage change (from previous financial year)
2006-07
2.7
2.7
3.3
2.6
4.0
2.6
4.4
3.0
2.9
2007-08
3.0
3.5
4.1
3.3
3.6
3.0
3.5
3.6
3.4
2008-09
3.0
2.8
3.8
3.2
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.1
2009-10
2.4
2.1
2.6
2.2
2.5
2.7
3.1
2.1
2.3
Percentage change (from corresponding quarter of previous year)
2006
December
3.2
2.9
3.4
3.0
4.4
2.5
5.0
3.1
3.3
2007
March
2.2
2.2
2.9
1.8
3.5
2.1
4.0
2.4
2.4
June
1.7
2.0
2.6
1.7
3.1
2.2
3.7
2.0
2.1
September
1.3
2.1
2.7
1.4
2.6
1.8
3.2
2.1
1.9
December
2.4
3.3
3.9
2.7
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.3
3.0
2008
March
3.9
4.4
4.8
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.9
4.6
4.2
June
4.3
4.4
5.1
4.6
4.5
3.5
3.9
4.4
4.5
September
4.9
4.8
5.6
5.1
4.9
4.3
4.5
5.2
5.0
December
3.8
3.2
4.3
3.8
3.7
3.3
3.7
3.7
3.7
2009
March
2.4
2.1
3.1
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.8
2.7
2.5
June
1.3
1.2
2.0
1.6
1.4
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.5
September
1.3
0.6
1.9
1.4
1.2
1.8
2.7
1.4
1.3
December
2.2
1.8
2.5
2.0
2.1
2.6
3.0
2.3
2.1
2010
March
3.0
2.8
3.0
2.6
3.4
3.2
3.5
2.6
2.9
June
2.9
3.1
3.2
2.8
3.5
3.0
3.2
2.3
3.1
September
2.6
3.1
2.9
2.6
3.1
2.8
2.3
2.1
2.8
December
2.4
3.1
3.0
2.5
2.6
2.3
2.4
2.1
2.7
Percentage change (from previous quarter)
2006
December
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.4
-0.3
0.5
-0.3
-0.1
2007
March
-0.1
0.2
0.4
-0.3
0.2
0.5
0.0
0.2
0.1
June
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.2
September
0.4
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.6
0.3
1.2
0.8
0.7
December
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.3
1.0
0.9
2008
March
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.3
0.9
1.4
1.3
June
1.5
1.2
1.7
1.3
1.6
1.0
1.5
1.2
1.5
September
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.7
1.5
1.2
December
-0.2
-0.5
-0.2
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-0.4
-0.3
2009
March
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.1
0.4
0.1
June
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.5
1.1
0.6
0.5
September
1.1
0.6
1.3
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.9
0.9
1.0
December
0.6
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.6
0.6
-0.1
0.4
0.5
2010
March
0.8
1.3
0.7
0.6
1.1
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.9
June
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.8
0.3
0.6
September
0.8
0.6
1.0
0.9
0.5
1.0
1.1
0.6
0.7
December
0.3
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.5
0.4

3 LONGER TERM SERIES: , CPI All Groups, Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities,: Index Numbers(a)
Quarter ending
Year
31 March
30 June
30 September
31 December
1985
68.1
69.7
71.3
72.7
1986
74.4
75.6
77.6
79.8
1987
81.4
82.6
84.0
85.5
1988
87.0
88.5
90.2
92.0
1989
92.9
95.2
97.4
99.2
1990
100.9
102.5
103.3
106.0
1991
105.8
106.0
106.6
107.6
1992
107.6
107.3
107.4
107.9
1993
108.9
109.3
109.8
110.0
1994
110.4
111.2
111.9
112.8
1995
114.7
116.2
117.6
118.5
1996
119.0
119.8
120.1
120.3
1997
120.5
120.2
119.7
120.0
1998
120.3
121.0
121.3
121.9
1999
121.8
122.3
123.4
124.1
2000
125.2
126.2
130.9
131.3
2001
132.7
133.8
134.2
135.4
2002
136.6
137.6
138.5
139.5
2003
141.3
141.3
142.1
142.8
2004
144.1
144.8
145.4
146.5
2005
147.5
148.4
149.8
150.6
2006
151.9
154.3
155.7
155.5
2007
155.6
157.5
158.6
160.1
2008
162.2
164.6
166.5
166.0
2009
166.2
167.0
168.6
169.5
2010
171.0
172.1
173.3
174.0
(a) Base of each index:1989-90 = 100.0